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Finops Overview by laurigates — Agent Skill

Name: Finops Overview
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: laurigates

File contents

/finops:overview

Display a quick FinOps summary including org-level billing (if admin) and current repository workflow/cache statistics.

When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when...	Use a sibling instead when...
You need a first-look snapshot of CI costs, cache, and workflow health	You need a detailed cache breakdown — use `/finops:caches`
You want billing + cache + workflow stats in one view before drilling deeper	You need per-workflow run frequency and duration analysis — use `/finops:workflows`
You are deciding which finops skill to run next	You want to find and fix CI waste patterns — use `/finops:waste`
You want a single-repo summary	You want to benchmark across many repos in an org — use `/finops:compare`

Context

Current repo URL: !git remote -v

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Default
`org`	GitHub organization name	Current repo's owner

Execution

bash "${SKILL_DIR}/scripts/billing-summary.sh" $ARGS

Output Format

=== Org Billing: orgname ===
Minutes: 1234/2000 included, 0 paid

=== Org Cache Usage ===
45 caches, 2340MB total

=== Repo: orgname/reponame ===
Cache:
  12 caches, 450MB

Workflows (last 30 days):
  CI: 45 runs (40 ok, 3 fail, 2 skip)
  Deploy: 12 runs (12 ok, 0 fail, 0 skip)
  CodeQL: 30 runs (28 ok, 0 fail, 2 skip)

=== Waste Indicators ===
Skipped runs: 4/87
Workflows missing concurrency: 2

Agentic Optimizations

Context	Command
Org billing (JSON)	`gh api "/orgs/{org}/settings/billing/usage" --jq '.usageItems'`
Repo cache summary	`gh api "/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/caches" --jq '{total: .total_count}'`
Workflow list	`gh workflow list --json name,state`
Recent runs (compact)	`gh run list --limit 20 --json status,conclusion,name`
Compact overview	`bash "${SKILL_DIR}/scripts/billing-summary.sh" $ARGS`

Post-actions

Suggest next steps based on findings:

High skipped runs -> /finops:waste
High cache usage -> /finops:caches
Want detailed workflow analysis -> /finops:workflows
Compare across repos -> /finops:compare

---name: finops-overviewdescription: FinOps snapshot — org billing, workflow stats, cache usage. Use when you want a high-level view of CI spending or workflow health before diving deeper.--- # /finops:overview Display a quick FinOps summary including org-level billing (if admin) and current repository workflow/cache statistics. ## When to Use This Skill | Use this skill when... | Use a sibling instead when... | |---|---| | You need a first-look snapshot of CI costs, cache, and workflow health | You need a detailed cache breakdown — use `/finops:caches` | | You want billing + cache + workflow stats in one view before drilling deeper | You need per-workflow run frequency and duration analysis — use `/finops:workflows` | | You are deciding which finops skill to run next | You want to find and fix CI waste patterns — use `/finops:waste` | | You want a single-repo summary | You want to benchmark across many repos in an org — use `/finops:compare` | ## Context - Current repo URL: !`git remote -v` ## Parameters | Parameter | Description | Default | |-----------|-------------|---------| | `org` | GitHub organization name | Current repo's owner | ## Execution ```bash bash "${SKILL_DIR}/scripts/billing-summary.sh" $ARGS ``` ## Output Format ``` === Org Billing: orgname === Minutes: 1234/2000 included, 0 paid === Org Cache Usage === 45 caches, 2340MB total === Repo: orgname/reponame === Cache: 12 caches, 450MB Workflows (last 30 days): CI: 45 runs (40 ok, 3 fail, 2 skip) Deploy: 12 runs (12 ok, 0 fail, 0 skip) CodeQL: 30 runs (28 ok, 0 fail, 2 skip) === Waste Indicators === Skipped runs: 4/87 Workflows missing concurrency: 2 ``` ## Agentic Optimizations | Context | Command | |---------|---------| | Org billing (JSON) | `gh api "/orgs/{org}/settings/billing/usage" --jq '.usageItems'` | | Repo cache summary | `gh api "/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/caches" --jq '{total: .total_count}'` | | Workflow list | `gh workflow list --json name,state` | | Recent runs (compact) | `gh run list --limit 20 --json status,conclusion,name` | | Compact overview | `bash "${SKILL_DIR}/scripts/billing-summary.sh" $ARGS` | ## Post-actions Suggest next steps based on findings: - High skipped runs -> `/finops:waste` - High cache usage -> `/finops:caches` - Want detailed workflow analysis -> `/finops:workflows` - Compare across repos -> `/finops:compare`

Frequently asked questions

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